Fluent Fiction - Swedish

A Gift Beyond Gifting: Emil's Unexpected Journey to Friendship


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Fluent Fiction - Swedish: A Gift Beyond Gifting: Emil's Unexpected Journey to Friendship
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Story Transcript:

Sv: På ett kontor i Stockholm rådde en speciell stämning.
En: At an office in Stockholm, there was a special atmosphere.

Sv: Hösten hade målat landskapet utanför i gyllene nyanser.
En: The autumn had painted the landscape outside in golden shades.

Sv: Inne på kontoret var det livat och glatt.
En: Inside the office, it was lively and cheerful.

Sv: Höstdekorationer prydde hyllor och bord, med små inslag av den amerikanska högtiden Thanksgiving.
En: Autumn decorations adorned shelves and tables, with small elements of the American holiday Thanksgiving.

Sv: Alla var upptagna med att förbereda för den kommande Secret Santa-utbytet.
En: Everyone was busy preparing for the upcoming Secret Santa exchange.

Sv: Emil, en blygsam och eftertänksam medarbetare, satt vid sitt skrivbord.
En: Emil, a modest and thoughtful colleague, sat at his desk.

Sv: Han trivdes oftast bäst med att arbeta i tystnad.
En: He usually preferred working in silence.

Sv: Men i år hade han bestämt sig.
En: But this year, he had decided.

Sv: Han ville bryta ur sitt skal.
En: He wanted to break out of his shell.

Sv: Han ville ge Sofia, den utåtriktade och glada kollegan, en present hon skulle uppskatta.
En: He wanted to give Sofia, the outgoing and cheerful colleague, a gift she would appreciate.

Sv: "Sofia är alltid så vänlig," tänkte Emil.
En: "Sofia is always so kind," thought Emil.

Sv: "Men vad gillar hon egentligen?"
En: "But what does she really like?"

Sv: Emil hade inte mycket pengar att spendera.
En: Emil didn't have much money to spend.

Sv: Han ville att gåvan skulle vara perfekt.
En: He wanted the gift to be perfect.

Sv: De skulle tilldela deras hemliga goda gärning under det som Astrid, den nya HR-chefen, hade åtagit sig att göra tradition.
En: They would assign their secret good deed during the event that Astrid, the new HR manager, had taken the initiative to make a tradition.

Sv: Astrid var ny men mycket entusiasmerad över att skapa nya traditioner på kontoret.
En: Astrid was new but very enthusiastic about creating new traditions at the office.

Sv: "Sofia, jag har länge velat läsa den där nya boken av kända författaren," hörde Emil Sofia säga en dag medan han drack kaffe i fikarummet.
En: "Sofia, I've been wanting to read that new book by the famous author for a while," Emil heard Sofia say one day while he was drinking coffee in the break room.

Sv: Det var som ett blixtnedslag.
En: It was like a lightning bolt.

Sv: Emil kände i det ögonblicket att han hade hittat rätt gåva.
En: Emil knew at that moment that he had found the right gift.

Sv: Dagarna gick snabbt, och plötsligt var det dags för Secret Santa.
En: The days passed quickly, and suddenly it was time for Secret Santa.

Sv: Kontorssalen var fylld med förväntan.
En: The office hall was filled with anticipation.

Sv: Gåvor delades ut.
En: Gifts were distributed.

Sv: Emils händer skakade lätt av nervositet när Sofia började öppna paketet han hade omsorgsfullt valt och slagit in.
En: Emil's hands shook slightly with nervousness as Sofia began to open the package he had carefully chosen and wrapped.

Sv: När Sofia såg boken, sken hennes ansikte upp.
En: When Sofia saw the book, her face lit up.

Sv: "Åh Emil!
En: "Oh Emil!

Sv: Det här är fantastiskt!"
En: This is amazing!"

Sv: sa hon med ett stort leende.
En: she said with a big smile.

Sv: Hon läste den lilla personliga lappen som Emil hade skrivit med darrig handstil.
En: She read the small personal note that Emil had written with shaky handwriting.

Sv: Sofia tackade Emil varmt och kramade honom.
En: Sofia thanked Emil warmly and hugged him.

Sv: Emil blev överraskad, men glömde sin blyghet för ett ögonblick.
En: Emil was surprised but forgot his shyness for a moment.

Sv: Efter den dagen kände Emil att något hade förändrats.
En: After that day, Emil felt that something had changed.

Sv: Han blev mer delaktig i konversationer, och han vågade engagera sig mer i kontorets gemensamma aktiviteter.
En: He became more involved in conversations, and he dared to engage more in the office's communal activities.

Sv: Den lilla gåvan hade hjälpt Emil att öppna dörren till vänskap och mod.
En: The small gift had helped Emil open the door to friendship and courage.

Sv: Och där, i ett kontor fyllt med höstens färger och skratt, lärde sig Emil att det fanns en plats för honom, precis som han var.
En: And there, in an office filled with autumn colors and laughter, Emil learned that there was a place for him, just as he was.


Vocabulary Words:
  • atmosphere: stämning
  • autumn: höst
  • adorned: prydde
  • elements: inslag
  • modest: blygsam
  • thoughtful: eftertänksam
  • silence: tystnad
  • break out of his shell: bryta ur sitt skal
  • appreciate: uppskatta
  • upcoming: kommande
  • assign: tilldela
  • deed: gärning
  • enthusiastic: entusiasmerad
  • tradition: tradition
  • initiative: åtagit sig
  • shaky handwriting: darrig handstil
  • nervousness: nervositet
  • anticipation: förväntan
  • communal: gemensamma
  • courage: mod
  • friendship: vänskap
  • lightning bolt: blixtnedslag
  • landscape: landskap
  • cheerful: glad
  • new HR manager: nya HR-chefen
  • personal note: personliga lappen
  • wrapped: slagit in
  • delighted: sken upp
  • embrace: kramade
  • surprise: överraskad
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